Number 1 bestseller, over 150,000 copies sold By the uncrowned queen of literary non-fiction Shortlisted for the Libris History Prize 2016
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Annejet van der Zijl The American Princess On 13 April 1927, Allene Tew boarded the Mauretania in the harbour of New York. She was leaving behind everything she’d ever dreamed of as a young country girl – fame, fortune, motherhood and the love of her life. She’d lost almost everything. Tew was known as ‘the richest and saddest widow in town’, but she had a whole new life ahead of her: a family, a future as a real princess, Russian countess and godmother of the Dutch queen Beatrix. The American Princess is a reconstruction of a fascinating life, set in America and Europe, Victorian and modern times, industrial and Russian revolutions and two World Wars. But above all it’s the personal story of an exceptional woman who had the courage to follow her own, inimitable path to the bitter end.
‘With The American Princess, the Dutch ‘queen of literary
Original title De Amerikaanse prinses
non-fiction’ has outdone herself.’ ***** nrc Handelsblad
Literary non-fiction | 280 pages | illustrated | Querido
Annejet van der Zijl
English and German rights sold
has written several bestselling titles since 1998. 2004 saw the publication of Sonny
English sample available
Boy, of which more than 600,000 copies © Anja van Wijgerden
have been sold in the Netherlands alone.
Foreign rights:
The book has been published in Bulgaria,
Jolijn Spooren | j.spooren@singeluitgeverijen.nl
Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Sweden, and has been made into a hugely successful major movie.
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